Abstract: A method including determining, by a first device having an established virtual private network (VPN) connection with a VPN server and an established meshnet connection with a second device in a mesh network, that a destination associated with a transmission packet to be transmitted by the device is the second device in the mesh network; and transmitting, by the first device, the transmission packet utilizing the meshnet connection based at least in part on determining that the destination is the second device in the mesh network. Various other aspects are contemplated.

Abstract: A method including receiving, by a first device in communication with a second device in a mesh network, an incoming packet from the second device; determining, by the first device, that the incoming packet is an initiation packet requesting information or a response from the first device or a response packet providing a response to an outgoing packet transmitted by the first device; and processing, by the first device, the incoming packet based at least in part on determining that the incoming packet is the initiation packet or the response packet. Various other aspects are contemplated.

Abstract: A method including receiving, at a processor, a first assigned public key from a first device included in a mesh network and an external assigned public key from an external device not included in the mesh network; determining, by the processor, that the external device is to be included in the mesh network based at least in part on determining an association between the first device and the external device; and transmitting, by the processor based at least in part on determining that the external device is to be included in the mesh network, the first assigned public key to the external device and the external assigned public key to the first device to enable the first device and the external device to set up a meshnet connection. Various other aspects are contemplated.

Abstract: A system and method for transferring media over a VPN connection are provided. The method includes receiving a first request for connection to a first target at a VPN server from a user device, upon which a domain name of the first target is resolved at the VPN server. A session identification (ID) string for the first request is generated, and the first request and the session ID string are sent from the VPN server to a proxy media server (PMS). A second request for connection to the first target or to a second target, different from the first target is received at the VPN server. The session ID string for the second request is determined or assigned or both, and the second request and the session ID string are sent from the VPN server to the PMS.

Abstract: A system and method of relaying all requests of a session through a single exit node or proxy server is provided. The method comprises several steps, such as relaying a request through a dedicated proxy media streaming server, hashing session identifier value and transmitting it across different protocols. The system assigns a unique identifier to a session. The unique identifier is inserted in various protocols and communicated to a proxy server provider. All subsequent requests are serviced through the same last-mile proxy server or exit node.